Germany regards Kenya as an important partner in a crisis-ridden region and one of its most important economic partners in East Africa. More than 100 German companies have expanded to Kenya, which many of them use to serve the East African region. In 2021, German exports to Kenya totaled $327 million, of integrated circuits ($24.4 million), laboratory reagents ($14.9 million), and tractors ($13.3 million). Over the last 26 years, German exports to Kenya have increased 2.18% annually, from $187 million in 1995 to $327 million in 2021.

Germany is Pakistan’s most important trading partner in the EU in terms of bilateral trade, which amounted to 3.5 billion euro in 2021. Germany’s exports to Pakistan are dominated by machinery, chemical and electrical goods (17.1 million), pharmaceutical products (5.23 million) and sawn timber (4.93 million). Pakistan’s main exports to Germany are textiles, leather goods, sports goods, and footwear (170,0 million).

Germany is the UK’s second largest trading partner, making up 8.0% of UK trade. This trade relationship made up 138.2 billion euro in 2022, an increase of 16.0% from the previous year. In 2022, German exports to the UK totaled 82.3 billion, an increase of 18.0%. The largest exported good to the UK is cars (17.2 billion), followed by medicinal and pharmaceutical products (3.8 billion) and other mechanical and electronic goods (8.1 billion). In 2021, UK FDI in Germany was 34.8 billion Euros and German FDI in the UK was 39.7 billion Euros.

Germany is one of Ireland’s largest trading partners. Its main exports to Ireland are motor vehicles, chemical products, electronics and machinery. Its main imports from Ireland primarily include pharmaceuticals, industrial chemicals, electronics, food as well as measurement and control technology. Because of Brexit, both sides intend to further extend and deepen Irish-German relations. The trustful relations between the two countries are reflected in the Joint Plan of Action updated in 2021, as well as in the many reciprocal visits at various levels and between the parliaments, making it clear the relationship will be continuing.

Economic ties between Germany and Malaysia have been very close for many years. The Malaysian-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which was founded in 1991, is the largest such chamber of any EU member state. In 2021, Germany exported 5.96 billion to Malaysia. Exports have increased annually at a rate of 2.83% over 26 years. Germany’s top exports were integrated circuits (1.31 billion), cars (320 million), and semiconductors (306 million). Between March 2022 and March 2023, Germany’s exports to Malaysia increased 13.2%.

In 2021, Germany exported 1.64 billion euros to Iran, mainly composed of agricultural and pharmaceutical products. The main products that Germany exported to Iran are barley (184 million), vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures (132 million), and wheat (115 million). Trade has slowed between Germany and Iran in recent years because of political tension, between March 2022 and March 2023, German exports to Iran decreased 41%.

The UAE is Germany’s biggest trading partner in the region. In 2020, the bilateral volume of trade was 7.51 billion euro. Germany’s main exports to the UAE are aircraft, cars, machinery, electrical goods and chemical products. Germany imports primarily aluminium and petrochemical products. Following the UAE, Saudi Arabia is Germany’s second most important trading partner in the Arab world. For its part, Germany is the fourth-largest supplier of goods to Saudi Arabia, mainly exporting machinery, motor vehicles, chemical products and electrical, precision engineering and optical goods.